Profit, Risk & Transformation.

When: Thursday 6th February 2025

Where: BNP Paribas UK Headquarters, 10 Harewood Avenue, London, NW1 6AA

Time: 9:45 to 16:00 GMT

Cost: Tickets are £42 for LEAF members or £90 for general admission

LEAF Members will have received a discount code via email

Tickets are inclusive of VAT and are non-transferable

Climate change is no longer a distant threat – it is the daily reality of farmers across the globe. Erratic weather patterns, rising temperatures, increased pest and disease pressures have made farming and food production more challenging than ever. Leading farm businesses across the global supply chain are showing remarkable resilience, adaptability, and innovation in the face of uncertainty brought about by climate change. However, if this is our new normal, our sector is only in the first stages of adaption.

The LEAF Conference 2025 will bring together top industry thought leaders, academics and farmers to share the latest insights into the specific nature of the risks farmers are facing into – both in UK and globally, and the priorities and inevitable trade-offs they are going to have to make.

We will examine the role of specific technologies in supporting the transition to more regenerative systems and ask which will have the biggest impact in the shortest possible time – both environmentally and commercially.

Finally, we will explore how the Finance Sector has an increasingly powerful role to play in accelerating the transition to more climate-smart land management approaches. We will delve into some of the ways the financial services sector is helping to plug the funding gap by offering imaginative green finance options, specifically tailored to farmers and food producers, and why this matters. We will conclude with a debate around the case for greater cohesion between different actors in the wider supply chain and what this might look like.

Chaired by BBC broadcaster and journalist, Tom Heap, our hybrid conference is often over-subscribed, so early booking is recommended.

Watch the highlights from our 2024 conference below: